Which of these universities for skiing

TijmenDal

TijmenDal

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http://www.wereldkaart-uva.nl/map.php?map=wereld&facID=6

Check the map out. I know it's Dutch, but really straightforward. Any of these universities, which one would you choose?

I was looking at studying somewhere abroad and naturally I was checking to see any nice places where I can ski.

Currently looking at going to Santiago in the summer (60 min drive from Valle Nevado) and then hitting up some place in America after that.

Was looking at Bozeman SU at first, but when I started looking at the town itself it looks small and dead (only 35000 people...) on the other hand, Big Sky and Bridger Bowl are good right?

What about SF, Calgary or Vancouver, good skiing near there?
 
ubc is in vancouver, one of the nicest cities in the world.

you can shred seymour (45 min drive) or whistler (2 hour drive).

whistler has it all, exept sunshine maybe. :)

if you re a party animal vancouver is a bit boring, but beside that it s really a sweet town. summer there is just plain epic.
 
I like parties, but I can live perfectly well with out them. Vancouver sounds nice and from what I've heard it's a really nice town (except for the riots).

How is Seymour as a resort. Skiing, snow, side- and backcountry?
 
Well, it depends, how long are you gonna stay there ? Just for the summer ?

Anyway, I would also consider Grenoble, you've got several ski resorts within 1 hour. The French alps are a great place to ski, especially if you're interested in freeride. You also have some nice parks, but honestly they're not as developed as the American ones.
 
Montana State in Bozeman will get you a more authentic ski town feel if that's what you are looking for. But I would prolly go to UBC too if I had a choice.
 
dont let the small size of bozeman fool you, its full of college students and skiers who all get pretty rowdy. and the skiing absolutly amazing
 
I can get to whistler in an hour 45 minutes, baker in around 2 hours if the border isnt plugged up, and the local mountains in around 45 minutes. However the local mountains are not any better than the ski hills in the eastern us (which arent great). There is dope backcountry an hour away, and one club at ubc leads free all level trips to the backcountry almost every weekend. I came from Pennsylvania because of the skiing and it has been awesome so far!
 
vancouver is boring if your a party animal? you must have terrible friends buddy because there is a very active nightclub/party scene. Also, seymour, cypress and grouse are all IN the city of vancouver. depending on where you live they could be only minutes away. i would say these mountains are better then what the eastern US has to offer in many ways.

UBC is a great school and there is a huge ski community there. UBC offers discounted rates for season passes at whis/black for $469. also its a great school for acedemics, which is also pretty important.

 
totally depends on where you're coming from. Yes there are clubs in Vancouver, but lets be honest most of them suck. And compared to Europe Canadians just don't party that hard, clubs close around 2am not 7am. But that doesn't bother me, I'd rather go skiing instead of going to la discooooooo. And for a Canadian school people party at UBC but not compared to an american school. Legally, everyone can go to clubs after first year so there isn't as much on campus partying compared to our friends to the south. Not to mention that alcohol is fucking expensive in Canada.

I'm in my last semester at UBC, there are many pros and cons to this school. Its a very good univeristy, but that comes with a price, its very competitive. You can certainly adjust your schedule to ski 60 plus days in the season. But you gotta take the bullet lots and spend time in the library instead of skiing, like this week holy fuck whistler would be epic thursday.

As for the local hills, they are in vancouver kinda.... North Van is still a trek from campus. I've done many days of night skiing at seymour but when its all said and done getting there and back from UBC was still around 2 hours of my day. Also I know Europeans aren't as accustomed to driving as much as we are in Canada, what we call close isn't by their standards. The local hills aren't amazing but they have fun parks for what you pay. They have a good snow base but not quality. There is some fun backcountry skiing around seymour but not anything like whistler. But there is a local vibe and everyone knows each other.

But when its all said and done I'd certainly recommend Vancouver and UBC, nice people and good skiing, I'll live without a constant party.
 
bozeman or ubc, im surprised no one ever does university of portland thats gonna be my first choice for schools
 
To begin with, I don't think you pay to go to Uni in Holland (do you?) so we might as well do it. I'm danish, so the danish state actually pays me to go to Uni, so i'm planning to do my masters mostly in America and get paid to do it. True story.

I would go UBC, Grenoble or perhaps Lugano, in that order. We're Europeans, so we're gagging for the North American adventure, we've already seen the Alps! Are you gonna do an exchange program, or how does it work?
 
Don't do this, you will most likely regret it at some point or another. Chances the day will eventually come when you don't want to ski 7 days a week and have a crappy job, so its nice to be able to have a real job when you decide you want to have a family or settle down or whatever. You can still ski a lot while in school, and then you can ski bum after graduation.
 
As for Switzerland, if you can afford the high Swiss living costs, Zurich and Lugano will give you access to incredible skiing. For example with the Snowpass Graubunden you buy one season pass and have access to 50+ ski resorts, ranging from hidden powder gems to world class resorts.

Vancouver, Zurich and Vienna are consistently voted as the 3 cities with the highest quality of life in the world.

I'm personally not a fan of the skiing around Grenoble: poor snowfall and ridiculously busy on weekends. Skiing in France is incredible but I prefer to stick to the 74th department which is where all the snow falls: Chamonix, Avoriaz, La Clusaz...
 
You're European, you're young, you'll have enough time to explore the beautiful Alps later in your life. There's just one choice -> North America.
 
I Live in Bozeman and the town might be small but the bar scene and college scene is bad ass bro... plus Bridger bowl fifteen minutes away and big sky half an hour!!!! this winter so far blows but when its good....Whoa whoa whoa....its good too haha seriously gnarly stuff give it a look see
 
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